{"id":4672,"date":"2020-06-24T11:45:19","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T16:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/?p=4672"},"modified":"2020-07-16T13:00:29","modified_gmt":"2020-07-16T18:00:29","slug":"remembering-bishop-gordon-a-mcdonald","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/2020\/06\/24\/remembering-bishop-gordon-a-mcdonald\/","title":{"rendered":"Remembering Bishop Gordon A. McDonald (UPDATED)"},"content":{"rendered":"

UPDATE<\/strong>: From the Pentecostal Holiness Church of Canada’s website: “Please join us for the online\u00a0Celebration of Life\u00a0<\/strong>for\u00a0Bishop Gordon A. McDonald<\/strong>\u00a0on\u00a0Friday, July 24th<\/strong>\u00a0at\u00a01PM<\/strong>\u00a0(PDT) at\u00a0www.calvary.ca\/live<\/a>.\u00a0 <\/strong>In lieu of flowers, donations can be made online at\u00a0www.kuwasha.<\/strong>net.<\/strong><\/a>“<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

What can a seven-year-old <\/span><\/span>boy<\/span><\/span> understand about the things of God? <\/span><\/span>One particular child recognized and responded to the call of God on his life in a Pentecostal Holiness church in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. <\/span><\/span>Even at that <\/span><\/span>tender<\/span><\/span> age, <\/span><\/span>Gordon <\/span><\/span>Arthur <\/span><\/span>McDonald accepted Christ as his Savior and immediately sensed a call from God into ministry. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>As a teenager, Gordon attended a couple of youth events at which he received prophetic words <\/span><\/span>confirming th<\/span><\/span>e<\/span><\/span> call<\/span><\/span> of God on his life<\/span><\/span>. Though the messages were <\/span><\/span>delivered<\/span><\/span> by strangers, they were nearly verbatim in content: \u201cYou will <\/span><\/span>travel the world, spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ.<\/span><\/span>\u201d<\/span><\/span> Those words<\/span><\/span> have proven to be true.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Gordon A<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span> McDonald <\/span><\/span>began his life\u2019s journey<\/span><\/span> in Ottawa, Ontario, <\/span><\/span>on October 29, 1943<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span> He was one of four children born<\/span><\/span> to Kenneth and Lois (Mosley) McDonald<\/span><\/span>. <\/span><\/span>His siblings included two <\/span><\/span>brothers<\/span><\/span>, <\/span><\/span>Kenneth<\/span><\/span> and Bobby<\/span><\/span> (deceased)<\/span><\/span>, and one <\/span><\/span>sister<\/span><\/span>, Sandra<\/span><\/span>(deceased)<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u200bGordon graduated from Holmes Bible College in Greenville, <\/span><\/span>South Carolina, in 1965. That<\/span><\/span> i<\/span><\/span>s where he met the love of his life, Glenda <\/span><\/span>Doss<\/span><\/span>. \u00a0They were married on September 4, 1965, in Winston Salem, North Carolina. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Even as he prepared for ministry<\/span><\/span>, Gordon <\/span><\/span>was already pastoring <\/span><\/span>the Arcadia Pentecostal Holiness Church<\/span><\/span> in the <\/span><\/span>Upper <\/span><\/span>South Carolina Conference<\/span><\/span>. <\/span><\/span>After graduating, Gordon and Glenda<\/span><\/span>continued to <\/span><\/span>lead<\/span><\/span> congregations in South Carolina <\/span><\/span>bef<\/span><\/span>ore moving to Canada<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u200bBesides his training at Holmes Bible College, <\/span><\/span>Gordon <\/span><\/span>furthered<\/span><\/span> his education by <\/span><\/span>completing work at<\/span><\/span> Louisiana State University, Furman University, the Southern California School of Theology, and the California Graduate School. He received <\/span><\/span>honorary degrees from the California School of Theology and the West Coast Bible College.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u200b The ministry of Gordon McDonald <\/span><\/span>did indeed prove<\/span><\/span> to be global in scope. He served for 40 years as senior pastor of Calvary Christian Church in Surrey, British Colombia, <\/span><\/span>Canada<\/span><\/span>. In 1<\/span><\/span>997\u00a0<\/span><\/span>he was elected Superintendent of the Pentecostal Holiness Church of Canada, a position he held for 23 years. <\/span><\/span>For 29 years he served as chairman of the board of Pacific Academy, <\/span><\/span>a private school based in Surrey, B.C. <\/span><\/span>In November 2015, <\/span><\/span>the <\/span><\/span>Academy<\/span><\/span> de<\/span><\/span>dicated the Gordon McDonald library in his honor. <\/span><\/span>He also served as director of Life Outreach International, a ministry of James Robison. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u200bBishop McDonald\u2019s <\/span><\/span>influence<\/span><\/span> reach<\/span><\/span>ed<\/span><\/span> far <\/span><\/span>beyond <\/span><\/span>North America to include extensive overseas <\/span><\/span>missions<\/span><\/span> efforts. Not only <\/span><\/span>did<\/span><\/span> he <\/span><\/span>serve as <\/span><\/span>a member of the IPHC World Missions Ministries Board for 12 years, he also served on the board of <\/span><\/span>Kuwasha<\/span><\/span> Kids in Uganda. From its inception, he was a member of the IPHC <\/span><\/span>Global Leadership Council, formerly known as the IPHC <\/span><\/span>World Pentecostal Fellowship.<\/span><\/span> He was a faithful member of both the Pentecostal-Charismatic Churches of North America and the Pentecostal World Fellowship.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u200bThe McDonalds <\/span><\/span>we<\/span><\/span>re<\/span><\/span> blessed with three sons, Jeffrey (Amber), Kenneth Dwayne (Staci), and David (Carmel), and eight grandchildren. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u200bWhen asked if he ha<\/span><\/span>d<\/span><\/span> a life motto, Bishop McDonald responded with one word, <\/span><\/span>Others<\/span><\/span>. This <\/span><\/span>value<\/span><\/span> emerg<\/span><\/span>ed early in his ministry as a student at Holmes Bible College<\/span><\/span> when he <\/span><\/span>adopted<\/span><\/span> the <\/span><\/span>school\u2019s theme song<\/span><\/span>, \u201cOthers\u201d (<\/span><\/span>Charles <\/span><\/span>Meigs<\/span><\/span>), as his own guiding principle.<\/span><\/span> \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Lord, help me live from day to day<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span>In<\/span><\/span> such a self-forgetful way<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span>That even when I kneel to pray<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span>My prayer shall be for others.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Refrain:<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span>Yes, others, Lord, yes, others,<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span>Let this my motto be;<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span>Help me to live for others,<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span>Help me to live for others,<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span>That I may live like Thee,<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span>That I may live like Thee.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Help me in all the work I do<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span>To ever be sincere and true,<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span>And know that all I\u2019d do for You<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span>Must needs be done for others.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Let \u201cSelf\u201d be crucified and slain<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span>And buried deep: and all in vain<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span>May efforts be to rise again<\/span><\/span>,<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span>Except to live for others.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

So when my work on earth is done,<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span>And my new work in <\/span><\/span>heav\u2019n\u2019s<\/span><\/span> begun,<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span>I\u2019ll praise You for the crown I\u2019ve won,<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span>But praise You more for others.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u200bThough Bishop McDonald\u2019s life motto, \u201cOthers,\u201d seemed to originate with his Holmes experience, that theme actually began when he knelt as a seven-year-old and surrendered t<\/span><\/span>o the call of Christ.<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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